Assignment #4: Lighting for Texture

Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 127

Could someone explain to me how to do this? It confuses me.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:01 am

Benji, I wil give it a try, if I'm wrong someone can correct me.
The intention is to choose a subject with texture and let the texture pop up by the way you light it or by the way you make use of natural light to let the texture pop up. I hope this is a bit clear. Succes. Btw I like your posts for ass. 2 and 5 (that is you isn't it?)

Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 127

thankyou (5 is me, i dunno about 2 mine sucked)

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:03 am

You can increase the effect of texture or minimize it by the use of lighting.

If the light skims across the textured surface you will get a bunch of bright highlights and a bunch of deep shadows. The highlights and shadows create a contrat that increases the effect of the texture. That is why shooting a landscape during the sunrise or sunset will create more texture.

On the other hand, if you have full frontal lighting (like on-camera flash) you will minimize the texture. There will be no shadows or highlights to create contrast.

Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 127

thanks, that really helped im going to start looking for ideas on this one now =]

Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 127

idk if this counts but here

Camera: D70s
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 800

p.s. sry about the finger print on the lens.

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:29 am

I really like your style of photography. Keep posting!

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:42 am

The lighting accentuates the sculptural quality of the sweat shirt. That is good.

The texture of the sweatshirt is too fine to see here.

The lighting is good. Try getting something to shoot that has more texture. (A cable knit sweater would do fine) or shoot something by late afternoon light that has a good texture.

Nice shot though. Are these self-portraits?

Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 64

I was playing with a flash light seeing what kind of texture I could come up with.

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:46 pm

Junebug08 wrote:

I was playing with a flash light seeing what kind of texture I could come up with.

I think I've seen this one on here before. Did you post it before under a different name?

Take care,
Brindie

Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 127

assignment 4 and 5 are both self portraits =] gotta love the tripod lol

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:00 pm

OK. Self portraits are good to shoot but not too good for learning. To learn you really have to look at what you see in the finder and see how that compares with the finished product.

When you shoot self portraits you cannot be looking at the finder when you shoot. I think it is an ineffective way to learn. Try enlisting an assistant.